Old Pumps

• pbromaghin

• Jan 28, 2022

This sent me directly to Google street view. Lots of photos to be taken in that location! Just a little bit of old North Carolina surrounded by the 21st century.

 

• Brendan Quirk

• Jan 28, 2022

Any clue what those pumps might have been for?

 

• pbromaghin

• Feb 4, 2022

@Brendan Quirk

Judging by the big fuel tanks and the trucks out of the picture over your right shoulder, I think they were for filling trucks for local delivery. On street view it looks like they're still in use.

 

• Brendan Quirk

• Feb 4, 2022

Private fueling station?

 

• pbromaghin

• Feb 5, 2022

There are underground pipes from the tanks to the raised pumps. They fill trucks from the top and deliver to local customers, probably residential heating oil. Here's some info I found on the property: ERWIN OIL COMPANY | Open Durham

 

• Brendan Quirk

• Feb 5, 2022

AHAH! I should have done my research! Notice also this comment from the website "There is a totally awesome railroad trestle spur to the immediate north of this building". I have this photo also, see: http://brendanquirk.com/8523.html. Also, I posted this here on 6/29/19. Should I post it again?

 

• pbromaghin

• Feb 5, 2022

Nah, put up the link to the gallery post, though.. It's a beautiful shot, one of those that got me to start shooting FP4 with my X570.